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UK Government matches another £5 million of donations for coronavirus appeal after huge public response
Funds raised by the DEC appeal will support the work of the 14 leading UK charities, who are helping to stop the spread of the virus and saving lives in refugee camps.
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New UK support to tackle devastating locust swarms in Africa and Asia
UK aid package will help control millions of locusts attacking crops across East Africa, Yemen and South West Asia
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Angelina Jolie and UK call for support to protect education for refugee children
The UK has announced £5.3 million of new UK aid to support salaries of teachers in the world’s poorest refugee-hosting countries.
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Prime Minister announces merger of Department for International Development and Foreign Office
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces merger of Department for International Development and Foreign Office.
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What the Department for International Development does
The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty. We are tackling the global challenges of our time including poverty and disease, mass migration, insecurity and conflict. Our work is building a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK too.
DFID is a ministerial department, supported by 2 agencies and public bodies.
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Office address (London)
London
SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom
Telephone
020 7023 0000
Fax
020 7023 0012
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Office address (East Kilbride)
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom
Telephone
01355 84 4000
Fax
01355 84 4099
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Internal Audit Investigations Section
Internal Audit Department
22 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EJ
United Kingdom
confidential hotline
+44 (0)1355 843747
DFID’s Internal Audit Investigations Section is the central point for raising concerns, suspicions and/or allegations of fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse or other corrupt practices. Your information will be treated in confidence and you do not have to provide your name, however the provision of such information will assist us in taking forward your concerns.
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Telephone
020 7023 0600
If you have an urgent media query, please email the DFID Media Team on mediateam@dfid.gov.uk in the first instance and we will respond as soon as possible.
Overseas Pensions Department
Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom
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01355 84 4000
Fax
01355 84 3636
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Head of News - Rhodri Phillips
Telephone
0207 023 0482
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07799 623 121
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